At what age is a boxer no longer dangerous?

[ThaBoyBam]

Never. My first trainer was in his 60s. When all the new people started to spark, it was only with him. He'd go a good 12 rounds straight without breaking a sweat. OG will tell you how he would hit you and immediately do it.

He was a kickboxing world champ in the 80s.

 

[RARI_Godwind]

When his arms don’t raise and his hips don’t twist

 

[TaxCollector13459]

 

[FreshFromATL]

They will always be dangerous as long as they’re active and taking care of their health.

There’s a mid 50 year old Mexican (about 6’2, 200lbs) in the boxing gym I go to. I’m 100% confident he’ll knockout 99% of people in a street fight. His technique, stamina, movement, hand speed, punching power is still top notch.

I try to spar with dude every chance I get. If I can stick with him, I know I’m dusting majority of folks on the street.

 

[UncleTomFord15]

That white guy has to be atleast 70. Why is his dumbest trying to fight at that age ?

 

[Deafheaven]

If you stay relatively healthy I'd say 50-60...a hard punch is just as much technique as physical ability which you aren't going to lose ever.

 

[chineebai]

no defense at all damn

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

That shyt ain’t going nowhere. I used to take care of a guy who had dementia…mind completely gone, but he ain’t forget how to throw a punch. Was KO’ing nurses left and right.

 

[NinoBrown]

Until permanent disability or death gets them, muscle memory takes over and they may forget their names or get dementia but they will reflexively be able to scrap...

Boxers or any pro athlete will wash most civilians at any age, skill gap is just too great.

 

[F*ckthemkids]

One of the best Jabs of all time.

 

[Vandelay]

When that arthritis kicks in.

Other than that, the average person is getting their ass kicked by a 70 year old boxer.

 

[Ashley Banks]

You would think 90 but I’ve gotten my ass beat at work by regular elderly women so I’ll say when they lose their ability to control their movements.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Depends on who's in the presence of that Danger.
Boxers have primes, but that prime is only relevant to others within their profession who have youth/strength on their side to compete at that level.
George Foreman is in his mid 70's and 10 of Coli's finest could run up on duke and it will look like an Ip man fight scene.

The science behind throwing an effective punch is different to just letting your hands go and the common majority of cats that ain't never boxed/sparred or unfortunately been hit by someone who knows how to connect a dedicated fisticuff, thinks that a boxer's skill and training the minute their peers start to hand them losses en mass, so they turn into regular people. Nope.
The only time a boxer or anyone trained in a profession in which they've dedicated significant portions of their lives to the point it's the only career they know or had becomes less effective demonstrating that skill in public...is when they get hit with disease.


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This.

Prime vs decline only matters in a professional context. Foreman and Tyson are not getting in the ring with a Top 10 heavyweight in 2023.....but against 95 to 99% of the population, they'd put them to sleep.

Only people that stand a chance (that aren't currently pro boxers) are retired pro boxers/fighters etc.

 

[mag357]

The regular joe blow doesn't understand how much time is put into combat sports.... I'll say boxing specifically.

The muscle memory and technique becomes like breathing and speaking.

I always try to tell people boxing is closer to playing the piano than actually fighting.

If you can understand that, then you can understand how a person never really loses it as a boxer

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Reminds me of the thread on here when a poster who did Box Fit for their cardio training said they could take Larry Holmes at his age.